The Supreme Council for Shari’ah
in Nigeria has dared Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau to come out of hiding.
The Council, speaking at a press
briefing in Kaduna conducted by its Secretary General, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmed,
described Shekau as a coward and not bold enough to face security forces, NAN
reports.
The Shari’ah council while taking
a swipe at Shekau, also berated the service chiefs, asking them to account for
the resurgence of security threats, including Boko Haram attacks and others in
Nigeria.
It noted that the video released
by Shekau was a collective challenge to all Nigerians desirous of peace.
A few days ago, the leader of
Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau in a video had threatened President Muhammadu
Buhari against visiting Borno State.
The council further called on
President Muhammadu Buhari to honour his campaign promises and defeat Boko
Haram insurgency.
Baba-Ahmed said: “Shekau should
be bold enough to face security forces, if he is truly the courageous leader of
Boko Haram he claims to be.
“Shekau gleeful confession to the
brutal murder of late Sheik Ja’afar Adam revealed his clear ignorance of the
teachings of Islam which he claims to champion.”
The council, therefore, issued
what it called an intellectual challenge to Shekau on his group’s “crooked
religious ideology.”
It appreciated efforts of the
Federal Government to tackle insecurity, but said current resurgence demands
new strategies, alternative approaches and options in addressing the problems.
“The release of the video itself
is a sad indication of the evident failure of strategies and efforts of
government in tackling Boko Haram insurgency in particular and the myriads of
equally horrendous security threats bedevilling the country,” he said.
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